Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1921, Page 30

o ot SPORTS. THE SUNDAY STAR,NVVASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 13, 1921—PART 1. SPORTS. National Leaders Like Team’s Outlook : Prosecution to Ask White Sox Trial Delay NO CL AIMS PUT FORTH THOSE WHO FIGURED IN WINNING D. C. INDEPENDENT BASKET BALL C"HAMPIONSHIP AS TO ANNEXING FLAG Griff and McBride See Well Balanced Club That Will Fight for Every Game in Amer= ican League Race. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. AMPA, F March 12—Neither President Clark Griffith nor Mana-- T ger George McBride is doing any boasting in regard to what they expect the Nationals toraccomplish in the approaching American League campaign. They do not believe their prospects warrant any chatter about a pennant, nor even predictions as to finishing “in the money,” but they are calmly confident that the machine they are as- sembling here will be sufficiently well-balanced, both on attack and de- fense, to make the strongest of the contenders extend themselves to win each ball game played, and their attitude in this respect would seem to be well founded. Griffith, who is relinquishing the man- agerial reins after twenty-two consecu- tive seasons in the pilot house to de- vote nimself exclusively to the business of magnating, like most of those who qualify as experts in regard to base ball, admits that on paper the Cleveland In- dians appear to possess the strensth to repeat their triumph of last season, weih the Yankees listed as second choice in the books, But he does not concede the one-two positions to these clubs— not by a jugful. z Figures Indians May Slip. He is inclined to regard the Tribe as a veteran aggregation which has reached its crest and may start down the other side of the hill at any time, and sees in the Yanks a collection of stars and dubs, with a short-handed catching staff, a poorly balanced pitch- | ing corps, an unsettled infield and an exceedingly spotty bunch of picket men. He looks for formidable opposition from the St. Louis Browns, whom he be- lieves should have finished many per- centage points higher than they did last year, and entertains a wholesome re- spect for the latent managerial qualities of T. Raymond Cobb. So far as the Griffmen are concerned their chances to cut a respectable fig- ure in the American League penmant hunt seem to depend largely upon the form shown by Walter Johnson and Jim Shaw. Both have just completed a fort- ight of preliminary training at Hot prings, along with a handful of other Washington veterans, and are expected to be in uniform here Monday in fine physical shape to undertake the real conditioning grind. Johnson Says He I O. K. Johnson claims his arm has fully recovered from the ailment which incapacitated him last summer. Whether this is true will not be known for several weeks yet, but if it proves to be the case the Na- tionals will have a hurling staff well balanced, both as to experience and youth and for propensities for or- thodox heaving as against that of the southpaw variety. The righthanders, in addition to Johnson and Shaw, will include Erick- son, Shacht and Acosta, while the forkhanded contingent will be com- posed of Zachary and Courtney of last year's ensemble, as well as Mog- ridge, the former Yankee. In addi- tion Brower will be available for hill duty if the experiment of making him over into a pitcher again pans out. Manager McBride is well fortified back of the bat with a capable quar- tet of receivers to hold up this im- posing .string of boxmen. Heading the list is Ed Gharrity, and the mitt ‘wielders who will contend for the job of first assistant are Val Picinich and Dick Torres of the 1920 cast, and Tony Brottem of the champlon Little Rock team of the Southern Associa- tion. Well Fixed in Outfleld. For the outfleld McBride has a trio combining in the aggregate speed as well as hitting power and throwing ability in Sam Rice, Zeb Milan and Duffy Lewis. In addition there is Bing Miller, whe with Brottem, was Miller and Brottem Seek To Avoid Repaying Bonus TAMPA, Fla, March 12— Two minds with but a single thought are those of Miller and Brottem. The thought is to wriggle out of returning the bonus money they received for signing Pittaburgh contracts, and it was expressed in identi- cal telegrams recelved todny by Clark Griffith from the players at Little Rock. They alxo men- tioned the salary figures they thought would suit them. Griff fired back wires telling them there wan strictly nothing doing on the Washington club reim- bursing them for the bonus they had received, and undoubtedly spent, and notifying them to report immediately at the terms named in the contracts sent to them or take the consequences. Now it's their move again. awarded to Washington over the claim of Pittsburgh, and who made quite a reputation last season as a slugger; Brower, another minor league fence buster, and Eddie Goebel, a promising and exceedingly fast prospect from the Springfield club of the Eastern League. Three-quarters of the infleld is settled and a splendid trio it is with the re- doubtable Joe Judge on first, the tricky Stan Harris on second and the aggres- sive and accomplished Frank O'Rourke at short. The latter, obtained from To- ronto, would have been a star in the majors for lo! these many years save for a stiff wing, and it is claimed Bone- sfil!’er Reese has taken the kinks out of it ‘Third Base Is Problem. ‘The job at third base remains to be filled. The leading candidates now are Shanks aad Ellerbe, with whose ability the fans are thoroughly familiar. A new contender looms in the person of Deeby Foss, recruited from the local team of the Florida State League, and Bob Lamotte, obtained from the same source, eventually may settle in_ that job, although at present he is being groomed exclusively to_understudy for O'Rourke at short. Jim O'Neill, a brother of the famous Steve, who show- ed so much promise last season, practi- cally is eliminated from consideration for this season because of the ravaging effects of an attack of pneumonia, from which he is recovering but slowly. Sbanks, if he fails to make the grade for the regular berth at third, will be available for utility roles in both the in- fleld and outfield, which is his forte, and Brower, although training for slab duty, also can be called upon for patrol duty as well as emergency service at first base, where he likes best to play and is most proficient. Summed up, there seems to be con- siderable basis for the optimism of Grif- fith and McBride that the Nationals of 1921 will make their presence felt in the scramble for Ban Johnson's bunting. RECRUITS WIN, 25 TO 0, FROM COLLEGE PLAYERS! EGG AND VAN KEMPEN CAPTURE BIKE GRIND NEW YORK, March 12.—Oscar Egg and Peter van Kempen of Switzerland won the spring six-day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden, which ended at 11 o'clock tonight. Maurice Brocco of Italy and Willie Coburn of the United States were second, and the German team of Wal- ter Butt and Willie Lorenz, third. MRS. FALK IS WINNER OF HONORS AT TENNIS NEW YORK, March 12—Mrs. Edwin A. Falk, national indoor title holder, defeated Miss Martha Bayard of Short Hills, N. J., in the singles finals for the women's metropolitan —tennis championship here today. The scores were 6—2, 6—4. LONE GRID RULE CHANGE, BUT CODE IS CLARIFIED N professional games, were made at the annual meeting of the foot ball rules committee which, closed here today. Following a safety, the rule was changed to read that the ball shall be put in play on the 30-yard line instead of the 20-yard line. The alter- ation was made because of the difficulty of spectators in differentiating between a safety and a touchback. The committee suggested to the cen- tral board of officials, which has HEDDENS EW YORK, March 12—Change of the rule governing a safety and a BY DENMAN THOMPSON. AMPA, Fla., March 12—Washington’s first game of the season can T scarcely be dignified by the term “contest.” The Southern college boys were unable to offer much in the way of opposition to George McBride's major leaguers and at the end of nearly two hours of sloppy endeavor on the part of the varsity athletes and mediocre work by the National rookies the only definitely established thing about the pastime was the score, 25 to 0. As a means for giving Mac's pitch-) ers a workout under conditions ap- proximating those encountered in- a real battle, the affair was more or Jess of a success. Five of them saw service. Schacht, Zachary and Acosta, | Who dfficiated on the mound for the |Hanner, 3b Natlonals, each traveled three rounds, | Williamson. ‘1b, p. Al allowing two hits, Jezebel, three, and | Plymale, rf Joze, none. | Gook. sk Erickson started for the visitors, | podfis: o and as long as he lingered the game |, was close, the one tally obtained off him being due to strong-arm heaving by the voungsters behind him. The Niringer. collegiate flingers who followed him | Hammond, were both wild and ineffective, the yproiit, Griffithian _recruits piling up tallies | in_bunches. === Brower was lent to the visitors 4n the seventh and was found for five bingles and as many runs, but the hits were largely due to the brand of | support he was accorded. Aside from the work given the earnest and well-meaning scribes by IF ALL WERE AS EASY SOUTHERN. oosccocon TN siucanuesmeed. P mer, x| secmnasmonomn? the collegians, who shifted positions ' | frequently afd batted in Whatever or~ M Wi, der suited their fancy, there were no Torres i features save, possibly, Goebel's ane | ¥ nfvh yunning. _ This youngster reached first on five of hix six apy and never failed to score around the bases like a scared rabb - 5 A good sized crowd turned out, and | Score by innings: was well entertained by the ever-Suuthern Colege. funny Altrock. Nick horned into the ! Washington pastime near the close and smacked ! out a clean bingle off Brower on his only appearance at bat. 1o " 0208 Nonthern, With the Hot Springs contingent | Mcluah, - and other regulars expected tomor- [ Lt o, innlus: | Tow, it is probable that Monday Man- | or SO ager McBride will discard the single it work-out system and institute a two- S inger: 4t a-day, with practice of about an hour Rrower, 1. Struck and 3 half. starting at 10 and 2 chgan. 4% o'clock. The pitchers will be split rower, 1. Nac jnto two squads, those toiling in the e o Thchary: forenoon being excused from work after . e wuee. lunch. i Stringer Villlamson (La Motte). Time 1 hour and 50 mia- Ty | Utes. Umpire Mr. Beanett. TRAINING TRIP GAMES I S UMPIRE HARRISON DIES. | SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., March 12— Pete Harrison, National League umpire, Lot | Ras died here' of (uberculosis. He was e and Smith. Debores” | DFOURKt here several weeks ago on a | cot, but his case was hopeless from the ' vy i Alihough born in England, Mr. Harri- m had lived most of his life in this | ountry, as his parents settled in Youngstown when he wag a child. His constitution was weakened by an | attack of influenza a year ago, and an operation for appendicitis last January added to the complications. At New Orleans— o ‘Hatteries—Mamau Kreuger; Goldsmith, At Shreveport-~ Hatte Piercey Hoftman; Price, Watwa and Vano, Wallace R HE 1o At Besumont, Tex. Touis Nutionals umont (Texax Lengi Brown, Sch . Jumes, Seott aml Rusc 1 I. L. Starts Play April 20. The International League season will open April 20 and cloxe Septem- ber 25, according to the official sched- ule announced today. Baltimore, last and Wingo, ¥ . Martin and Hart At Dallas, Te R H Vear' o) v = - ¥ year's chanipion, will enter Dallia (TexaaFrasges).... Tonto. runner-up, in the ope attest Reisigl, Fitapatriel ries in the Monumental cit Wirts: Caldwell, Bagby, Uble asd O'Neill, Nunnamaker, Thoma: Americans Win at Hockey. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 12.—The Cleveland hockey team defeated the Falcons of Winnipeg, 1920 Olympic . champions, 7 to 4' tonight. At Orange, Tex. Philadelphia Americans.. 8t. Louis Nationals (secone Batteries—Hasty, Naylor, Moo kins; Haynes, May #llowing a | member of the rules committ charge of selecting officials for games, that after the season of 1921, no col- lege foot ball official who shall ofti- ciate in a professional game shall be eligible for any college foot ball con- tests. Some Minor Alterations. These were the outstanding changes and recommendations made, although there were a number of minor altera- tions in the code for the purpose of clarifying the rules or checking cer- tain plays. It was ruled that in the future the referee shall toss the coin for the call of the opening play of a game, and the winning captain, having named his choice of such play, can- not revoke such decision. : In an effort to curtail “clipping” or cutting down a player from be- hind the committee eiaborated the rule on unnecessary roughness to in- clude running into, diving or throw- ing the body against a player obvi- ously out of the play éither be- fore or after the ball is dead. The penalty, which stands as a lo; of fiftecn yards, was extended to in- clude such loss on the kick-off fol- touchdown “in case such score should result in the play in which the penalty was incurred. No objection was raised to such play where the player thrown is taking part in the play. Conches® Suggentions Approved. The rules committee announced that it approved of a majority of the various changes suggested at a meet- ing of foot bull coaches held in this city earlier in the week. but that some were beyond the province of I the bod. It favored a series of re- immediately after on. at t one con- sider developments arising from the season’s play. It was stated, how- ever, that the committee has no au- thority to include discussion of of- ficials’ or schedules at such confer- eqces. A committee, consisting of Walter Camp, William Roper, Albert Sharpe, Nate Tufts and W. N. Morice, was ap- pointed to consider rulings on om= gional conferences the close of the fool ball s which the coaches and at | plicated and unusual play: and, such rulings were approved, to in- corporate such decisions in Trecords for future guidance of officials. The rules committee went on record as being opposed to the development of professional foot ball, holding that the game was one which by tradition and sentiment was peculiarly asso- ciated with college sport and reer tion. The recommendation-to the cen- tral board of officials suggesting the debarring - of officials from college games who officiate at professional contests was the only action ap- proved. Numbering Not Mandatory. The situation was somewhat simi- lar to that in connection with numbering of players. The commit- tee has been on record for several years as being in favor of such num- bering, but has decided that such a ruling cannot be made mandatory ow- ing to the unlimited complications which would arise from such a rule. Those in attendance at the meeting were: E. K. Hall, Dartmouth, chair- man; Walter Camp, Yale, secretary; A. A. Stagg, Chicago: W. F. Moore, Harvard; Dr. J. A. Babbitt, Haver- ford; W. Roper, Princeton; Df. D. L. Williams, Minnesota; H. J. Dashiel, United States Naval Academy; Dr. W. A. Lambeth, Virginia, and W. W. Powell, Stanford, - Ncado o aaacn it iy the | KANSAS CITY QUINTET GAINS A. A. U. HONORS CITY, 12.—The £ y Athletic Club won the National Amateur Athletic Union bas- ket ball championship here tonight by defeating Southwestern College, Winfield, Kan., by a score of 42 to 36. PENN BASKETERS SCORE OVER TIGERS, 33 T0 22 PHILADELPHIA, March 12.—Penn- sylvania defeated Princeton, 33 to 22, tonight in an Intercollegiate League basket ball game. Dartmouth Tossers Win. NEW YORK, March 12—Dartmouth defeated Columbia, 26 to 21, in an Intercollegiate League basket ball game here tonight. Cornell Five Routs Yale. ITHACA, N. Y., March 12. — Cornell defeated Yale, 43 t0 9, in an Intercol- legiate League basket ball game to- night. K. March CANETODREADRALEHTS Defeat Y. M. C. A, Arrows, 20 to 17, Rally of Losers in Late Stages Falling Short. Dreadnaught Athletic Club's basket ball team came to Washington last night and carried off the large end of | Central i The Alexandrians took an early lead and were never headed. The Ar- rows spurted near the close, but their rally was cut short. Summary: (Arrows (17). Position. Dr'dnaughts (20). Nasl Alexander Te Reeton Sommerkainp. Williams Jenkin Dreyfus | Roberts oals from tution—Vinebers for Nash. cor—Pease, Sommerkump (3), Jenkins (2}, Willinms (6), Reeton (2), Aléxander. Goals from fouls out of 12; Beeton, 1 ont of 4; Alexuuder, 1 out of 1. — e :ALL-STAR SOCCER CAST FACES LATROBE ELEVEN One of the best games of the local Soccer season should result from the | meeting of the Washington All-Stars and the Latrobes of Baltimore this afternoon on the fleld in Potomac Park. The city eleven will be com- ed of players drawn from the best | ms here, while the visitors will airt with the line-up that twice has rried them to the final of the Bal timore championship tournament. The openin; -off is to occur promptly at 3 o N Washington will use Fraser of the Rovers at goal, Gardner and Riley of the Rov and Graves, Banning and Huntingdon of the British embassy at backs, and Gourlay, Callily, Boyd and Almeida of the Rovers and Williams of the British embassy at forwards. For the Latrobes, Lent is to play goal, Burmeister, Mack, Harvey, Nixon and Steinitz, backs, and Weiner, Roth, Martell, Weskert and Dershinger, for- wards, LBt e g B e ‘Fk 5 P, g o) ng ol adl g 240 e o LAFAYETTE A. C. TOSSERS * MAKE IT 20 STRAIGHT FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 12. | —Lafayette A. C. of Washington won |its twentieth straight basket ball |game of the season when it defeated the James Motor Company quint here today, 30 to 29. Laifsky, Blanken, Biron, Goodman and McQueeney started for the visit- ors and McCarty later got into the game. Laifsky made six goals from floor and Goodman, in_addition to shooting two_ baskets, pocketed the ball in 8 of the 9 attempts from the foul line. FLOOR TITLE TO YANKS, WHO VANQUISH ALOYSIUS BY JOHN last night when they invaded Gonzaga gymnasium and B. KELLER. ONGRESS HEIGHTS YANKEES, .independent basket ball cham- pions of the District. That's the title earned by the boys whose home court lies beyond the south bank of the Anacosta river nquished Aloysius Club’s big five, 35 to 28, after a struggle that was thrilling from beginning to end. It was the second triumph within a week for the Yanks over the Aloyisians in their titular series and the second suc- Congress Heights tossers. cessive annual championship for the There never was a dull moment dur- ing the fray. From the time McNaney sent Aloysius into the lead with a neat goal from side court until Duffy gave the losers their last point with a toss from the fifteen-foot mark the teams were racing about the court, battling desperately. Despite the in- tensity of the rivalry, however, the contest was remarkably free from unnecessary roughness. Lowers Off in Front. Aloysius, accustomed to its boxlike court, opened play with a rush and raced’ to a six-point lead before the Yankees counted. The latter rallied and quickly tied the score, then forged ahead to finish the half with the points 18 to 12 in their favor. The Churchmen came back strong at the outset of the second half and the session was not very old before the score was knotted at 19-all. Then the Yanks launched a_brilliant attack that swept everything before it and went on to win. The Congress Heights team outplay- ed the Aloysians in every department of the game. The cramped court both- ered the Yanks for a time. but once they found themselves they passed with accuracy and good judgment, guarded closely and aggressively, and their shooters located the basket in_splendid fashion. The Aloystans at times flashed some creditable passing and occasionally found opportunity to put through studied scoring plays, but generally the Churchmen were forced to fight furiously to keep the ball away from the speedy Yanks. The latter made only one more floor goal than the losers, but the Aloysians were forced to resort to much haphazard shooting, while the, Yankees did most of their scrimmage scoring after wel) exe- cuted plays. Heddens Accurate Shooter. One of the featurcs was the free tossing of. Heddens, dependable point gatherer of the Yankees. In the open- ing half he missed his first three heaves, but caged the next eight and pocketed his first effort in the second half. All told, Heddens was success- ful in eleven of eighteen tosses. Three Aloysians tried for free points, and they got only six In twenty-one tries. The Yankees lost their first chance to score when Heddens rimmed the tasket with a free toss and Aloysius got the jump with a goul by Me- Naney. The teams then battled their way to a 6-6° tie, which McNaney failed to break with free shots fol- lowing a two-time foul. The Yanks, with fleld baskets by Heddens and Atherton, ran their count to 17 be- fore Aloysius could raise its score to 8. -Costello came through with a couple of goals for the Churchmen and Heddens added a free point just before half-time to give the Yanks an 18-to-12 advantage. The Congress Heights clan held to its original line-up in the second half, but Aloysius replaced Folliard with' Brynes and ed McNaney, P i T” 1 | GAME THAT TOLD TALE Y'kees (35). _Positions. Aloysius (28). -Left forward. Fitzgerald .Right_forward. . Costello Gonls from floor—Atherton (6), Hed- dens (1), . Fitzgerald (2), Costello (4, Frank, s—Heddens, 11 Folliard, 0 in - Morse (Clarkson Tech). Apple (Michigan). Time minutes. sending Duffy into a forward posi- tion and shifting Costello to center. For a time this combination worked well and the Churchmen opened an attack that soon had the score tied at 19. Then the Yankees got busy, Sauber, Heddens and Atherton caging zoals in rapid succession. The last named clinched the game with three more scrimmage tosses, one of them made from deep side court. All of Yankees Good. None of the Yanks stood above the others in quality of play. Heddens and Sauber, closely guarded, found it difficult to do much shooting, but they fed ‘the ball to Atherton in such a manner that the latter found it easy to acquire points. Sauber outjumped the Aloysius centers and Geotz and Catlin, as running guards, were everywhere. ¥or Aloysius, Costello and "Foillard were mainstays, al- though Fitzgerald played well and Dufty did some good work during the short time he was in aTtion. Gonzaga gymnasium, wholly inade- quate for a District championship emgagement, was crowded from door- way 1o galleries. The greater num- ber of spectators were undoubtedly Aloysius rooters, and credit must be given them for their excellent sports- manship. They cheered vainly for their plucky favorites, but they were fair enough to appreciate the good playing of the visitors and frequently applauded the Yankees' spectacular performances. 0SS LEADS BASKETERS IN BIG TEN SCORING MINNEAPOLIS, March 12.—Minne- sota defeated Northwestern, 29 to 13, in a western conference basket ball game tonight. Oss starred for Minnesota, making seven baskets, giving him a total of 44 games for the season, or more than any other conference player. IMORE E LAWYER FOR A. L. SAYS Will Ask Case Be Put Off Till Fall—Asserts Some Who Appeared Before Grand Jury Are Showing Reluctance. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. March 12—The state’s attorney office today formally an- nounced that when the trial of the Chicago White Sox players charged with throwing the 1919 world series comes up next Monday, the state will move that the case be taken from call and not brought back until next fall, when the base ball season has ended Attorneys for the defense said they would insist on either an im- mediate trial or dismissal. Judge George F. Barrett, the at- torney representing the American Landis Will Suspend All i Thomas P. Nash, attorney for Buck part in it were to be driven out of base ball and into the penitentiary.” Guarding Agalnst Fiszle. Barrett said that the “reluctance which was being shown by some wit- nesses who testified before the grand jury to stand back of their testimony had made it necessary for the state to gather additional evidence. A poorly handled trial would ruin base ball, he said, while a case properly presented to the jury would save the game from disgrace. “The American League is deter- mined that this case shall not de- velop into a fizzle,” said Barrett. “My orders are to get to the bottom of it, regardless of who is hit by my in- vestigations, and I now have several men gathering material. “We have found that there were several persons who were not {ndicted who, perhaps, should have been. We are seeking evidence against these men and when we get it we will pre- sent it to the state’s attorney with a suggestion that it be taken before a grand jury. “When State’s Attorney Crowe came into office nothing had been done to prepare the case for trial. Since then Chicago has been in the midst of a crime wave which has taken up all the time of the state's attorney. The case is not ready for trial now and it would be foolish for us to try to present our case at this time. Will Be Done Properly. “When the case is ready we will go through with it in a manner that will be a credit to base ball and which will place every detail of the world series scandal in the hands of the public. “There must be a trial, but it must be handled properly. “There is no criticism of the state's attorney in this statement, because he and I are in full accord and have agreed that more time must be given to the preparation of the case.” Oppones Long Postponement. ! Weaver, Swede Risberg, Oscar Felsch {and Fred McMullin, and Benedict Short, attorney for Claude Williams, Joe Jackson and allied with D. P, Cassidy of Detroit in the defense of | Eddie Cicotte, said they would fight to the finish any attempt to procure a long delay in the trial. Two weeks or thirty days would be granted asj a matter of courtesy, they said. Jackson and Weaver, speaking through their attorneys, said they opposed even a short postponement, as they “wanted to be cleared im- mediately. so they could be back In base ball this season.” Judge Charles A. McDonald. who | started the grand jury quiz, said that if witnesses repudiated their state- ALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE B offer when it trounced the Coliseum yesterday afternoon. The League in the base ball case, said Indicted Men Until Trial | that a postponement would be asked e to give the prosecution time to gather CHICAGO, March 14—Judge | new evidence, which he sald was Keneaaw M. Landis, base ball | needed “if the men back of the world | | commissioner, when informed series scandal and the men who took of the state's that it would seek to have the ouncement, | trial of the White Sox put off | 1l of the yers on the ineligible that mone of them ments there might be some difficulty in obtaining convictions, but that he considered the testimony given the grand jury strong enough Lo convict every guilty person. Concerning the possibility of the indicted players returning to base ball, Harry Grabiner, secretary of the Chicago American League Club, said that “Judge Landis now was the ruler of base ball and that his rulings would be accepted in all matters.” Landis Is Against Delay. Judge Landis in a statement said. “I should regret very deeply the postponement of the trial of this ca However, base ball is not powerless to protect itself. All of these players must vindicate themselves before they can be readmitted to base ball.” Shortly after becoming base ball commissioner Judge Landis said that “even if the plavers were found in- nocent they wouid have to answer to him before they could play base ballf again.” Johnson Holds Tt Exsential. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Miss., March 12—Ban JohnSon, president of th. American~ League, who is visitin here, said today, when he heard th: report from Chicago that the state's attorney there would move at the opening of the base ball case next Monday that the case be postponed until next fall, he believed it would be impossible to start the trial of the nine players Monday. “Judge Barrett was introduced to the case so recently,” said Johnson, “that I do not believe ample prepara- tions could be made for the opening Monday. I am in favor of having the case threshed out immediately, but if the gathering of evidence and , other court procedure requires more time, I am in favor of putting the case over until fall.” Gleason Refuses to Comment. WAXAHACHIE, Tex., March 1 Kid Gleason, manager of the White Sox, now in training here. declined to make a statement concerning the pro- posed postponement of the trial of | the eight former players for alleged conspiracy to throw the 1919 world series. Gleason said he had no connection with the trial, and any statement is- sued must come from President Com- iskey or Secretary Grabiner. walked away with whatever title the George Washington Club’s basket ball tournament had to Tech High quint, 27 to 14, at the engagement marked the end of a Columbia Basketers in Van. Columbja A. C. basket ballers defeated Goode A. C., 28 to 17, last night. Birth- | St. Patrick’s quint in a 24 to 14 basket | Washington team were Kobleguard, right shot eight floor goals for the win- ners. . series purported to be for the South Atlantic scholastic championship, but only by severely straining the imagination could one accord Balti- more City College the sectional title. But six teams competed and four of these were local combinations. Only one of the District fives included the same lot of players that were used during the regular season. In the tourney final. Tech bore scant | - earned the local high school cham- Leads in South Atlantic Scholastic pionship. Parker and Gude, star guards that made the Manual Train-| ers such a difficult team for the others to score against in the scholastic campaign, and Supplee, used success- fully at center after Burger was in-| Meet—Baltimore Poly Swim- jured, were missing. The team lacked drive and speed and was woe- mers Set Marks. fully weak at shooting, BALTIMORE, Md, March 12.— v tors Much the Stromger. While Central High of Washington The Baltimoreans clearly out-|ccored the most points in the tenth classed their opponents. In Manko-|annual interscholastic swimming witz and Matthews, the little for-|meet in the tank of the Baltimore wards, City College had the keenest pair of goal shooters seen with scholastic teams here this season. These boys apparently can cage the ball from any part of the court any- where near the basket, and they also are unusually active floor players. The visitors exoelled at passing, and when necessary proved capable dribblers. They had the ball at least threc-quarters of the time, and were good defensively. Tech opened play with a burst of speed that quickly died. Once thel City College five got under way, how- ever, the locals were lost. The first half’ emled with the Baltimoreans leading, 13 to 5, and Tech's brief rally in the second half was more than Athletic Club, Polytechnic natators had the honor of breaking two rec: ords. - In the 160-yard rela jits own record of 1.283-5, by winning in 1254 On the last lap, Stolley of Central, was in the lead. but by a wonderful spurt, R. I. Welsh of Foly forged to the front. C. B. Mitchell, jr., sma ord in winning the 50. 5 seconds. Summary 100-yard relay—Won by Toly; tral: third, City College. Time, 1 Fancy Diving—Won by Lymay ond. Woods. Poly: third, Fisher, Central S0-yard dash—Won by Mitchel ond, ‘B. J. Shield, jr., Army and 'N; third, Stolles, Central. ~Time, 0.26 25, 80-vard breast stroke—Won by Richard, Ceni- ; ‘second. Wallach, City College; third, Fay, tral. Time, 1.08 2 Poly smashed hed the rec- rd dash in second, Cen- 25 4 matched by the brilliant Mankowitz. | “Sal’virs dash—Won by Bahike, Poly; See who romped about the court @nd)ond. Yung Kiun, Central; third, Harrison, Oity looped four baskets. Coliege, Time, 2.56 4-3. Plunge for distance—Won by Longfellow, Friends: second, Fixher, Central: third, Rosen- tield, Central. Distance, 60 ft. in 0.38. Shanks missed many points for Tech, making good in only four of h:lfl twelve throws from fou:s Mat- thews tossed four goals in seven | ), wecond, Stolley, Central; third, Hon - heaves from the fifteen-foot mark for | sels® Central. Time. 101 4. - roe Bowes the Baltimore contingent. 100-3 ‘rdh":'l'._‘“l:l.l"dmmhm Central: wee Line-Up and Summary. o8 (el ey ML IBUE Rell, By £ Tech (14). MacCartee Aubinoe . Burger. Frawley -Shanks Substitutions—Baltimore C. C., Wilkerson for Matthews, Hoffman for Klein, Baker for Panetti; Tech, Beavens for Frawley, McCor- mick for Aubinoe, Aubinoe for McCormick, Mo- Cormick for. MacCartee, Frawley for Burger, G —_— 6. W. SWIMMERS AHEAD Defeat Washington and Lee Teamn. . Mankowits . » Ffeh ) b7 07 b e I E Faller, Umpire—3r. Leading Scorer. o 20 minen George Washington University Christ Child Quint Ahead. swimmers swamped the Washington Christ Child Society's quint defeated |and Lee natators in a dual meet in Troop 60 of the Boy Scouts at basket|the Central Y. M. C. A. tank last ball yesterday, 32 to 21 in the Im-| ioh¢ scoring 52 points against 19 maculate Conception gym. The win- ners were to have met Trinity Epis-for the Generals. The Hatchetites copal, claimant of the ninety-five-|triumphed in the relay and finished pound title of the District, but the|grsy and second n all other events latter did not pet in an appearance. except the plunge and dive. Iu the 2 z i plunge George Washington entrants Warwick Juniors Want Games. |were second and third, but third was Warwick Juniors, who recorded |21l the locals could get in the diving their tenth straight victory when |contest. they defeated Templar Athletic Club, “vr-n""l:, };!!ckey. captain of fl;fl 42 to 12, yesterday, want games with |George Washington tcam. led hi# basket ball teams in the ninety-five- mates at scor'ng. He won the 0= pound class. Telephone challenges to yard back stroke race, was second In Ralph Bennie, Lincoln 2927. the 100 and was a member of tho St. Stephen’s Midgets Win. winning relay. Scott Dalquist point- St. Stephen’s Midgets trounced the ed the way in the 100 and swam with the relay. Other members of the G!fll’l}. ball game. Parrott and Griffin, at for- | McEwen, Stokes, Harvey, Maitland, ' wards for the winners, played well. Nall and Carry. g T #0.yard back stroke—Won by Raleigh, City / BALTIMORE QUINT WINS SCHOOL TOURNEY FINAL . VIDENCE NEEDED,